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Getting to the Core

Getting to the Core

Being happily successful – having what you want and wanting what you have – frames much of our thinking at…

Financial Capital

Financial Capital

Everyone wants financial capital but few talk about the discipline behind it. In this final episode, I cover the habits…

Social Capital

Social Capital

Your network isn’t just who you know – it’s who grows with you! This episode dives into why community is…

Relational Capital

Relational Capital

Everyone talks about networking – few talk about nurturing. Relational Capital is about trust, goodwill and the qualities that compel…

Personal Capital

Personal Capital

One of my favourite frameworks for personal and professional success is something I call the 5Cs where the key principles…

Getting Out of a Rut

Getting Out of a Rut

The fourth quarter of the year is upon us, and that brings a mixture of feelings depending on how well…

Beautiful Basics

Beautiful Basics

I recently shared my intention to join the Convocation Executive Committee at Wits University (my alma mater for my undergraduate…

Calling All Witsies 💙🎓

Calling All Witsies 💙🎓

It’s time to elect your Convocation Executive Committee!I’m standing for election because mentorship, career agility, and alumni pride matter more…

Something New Brewing!

Something New Brewing!

It’s been deeply heartwarming talking to young people, their parents, leaders and educators about the positive impact “Your Guide to…

What Season Are You In?

What Season Are You In?

I get these intuitions which come and go about whether I am “in season” for the year ahead. Being in…

The Art of a Good Question

The Art of a Good Question

Asking questions gives us the room to explore, and along the way we get to clarify our intentions, the problems…

How It Started vs. How It’s Going

How It Started vs. How It’s Going

2025 has my head spinning! How is it going for you? We need a timeout to assess what’s working (or…

Are the Boys Alright?

Are the Boys Alright?

“My (Gen Z) son doesn’t like to read, he’d rather play video games so I’ve stopped buying him books.”Sound familiar?

Adulting Struggles #3

Adulting Struggles #3

In these adulting streets, I wish you all the positive emotions that make life joyful, and I urge you to…

Free Workbook

Free Workbook

The Gen Z Pocketbook is where my writing journey began. Growing up, I had a blue Student’s Companion that contained…

Adulting Struggles #2

Adulting Struggles #2

The more change I experience in my life, the more I have come to embrace that waiting is not as…

Adulting Struggles #1

Adulting Struggles #1

Assuming you’ve managed to convert your plans into reality, what happens next? What if you’re struggling to cope with all…

Building Resilience

Building Resilience

Q1 is done and dusted! As a proponent of self-awareness, I hope we’re all taking a day or two to…

Feeling Overwhelmed

Feeling Overwhelmed

Life is a series of daily negotiations and decisions, which though necessary, can be overwhelming. Hope is always available but…

Going National!

Going National!

March brings some exciting news: “Your Guide to Adulting” has been selected as a recommended read in all 44 Exclusive…

What Are You Investing In?

What Are You Investing In?

Investing in yourself is a major theme I encourage my young readers to prioritise so they can be dynamic and…

Taking Up Space

Taking Up Space

Receiving the above nomination from the National Arts Merit Awards was the highlight of my week! Writing is in itself…

Dealing with Uncertainty

Dealing with Uncertainty

As you were growing up, how well do you think you coped with the challenges of navigating society, the economy,…

Are You Ready for 2025?

Are You Ready for 2025?

Given it’s already February, for some of you it might be too late to ask this question! For others, it…

What’s Your Why?

What’s Your Why?

I went on radio to share why I wrote my new book and what I hope to achieve through it.…

We Write to Remember

We Write to Remember

“Vision gives reason to believe you can breathe life into any seemingly hopeless circumstance that is connected to your destiny.”…

Just Create!

Just Create!

The Corporate Creative Conclusion   I’d like to wrap up this short series by reminding us to bring to bear…

Setting Expectations

Setting Expectations

Part 5 of the Corporate Creative Series I began my return to creativity through a desire to explore my gifts.…

Staying Committed

Staying Committed

Part 4 of The Corporate Creative Series I warn Gen Zs about these 3Ds: Distraction Disruption Demotivation They come for…

Feedback Loops

Feedback Loops

Part 3 of The Corporate Creative Series The benefit of my social media phase prior to developing a manuscript is…

Setting a Realistic Pace

Setting a Realistic Pace

Part 2 of The Corporate Creative Series I mentioned previously that this second manuscript evolved from a series of articles…

Re-discovering Creativity

Re-discovering Creativity

Part 1 of The Corporate Creative Series I took an 18-month sabbatical in 2020; yes, right through COVID-19! During that…

The Corporate Creative

The Corporate Creative

I’m sure many of us believe ourselves to be creative but what are we doing to express it? Here I…

Setting My Compass

Setting My Compass

I’m sharing the 12 questions on my personal year-end review. Self-honesty is deeply cathartic: expression gives way to validation and…

Notorious Time Sinkholes

Notorious Time Sinkholes

The fourth quarter is notorious for reinforcing feelings of stagnation which I’ve pondered before (Getting Out of a Rut). It…

Is It Worth It?

Is It Worth It?

Do you ever look back at everything you’ve got going on ask yourself, “Is it worth it?” or “Are my…

Career Mistakes to Avoid

Career Mistakes to Avoid

We could all do with some help in spotting the issues that are unknowingly blocking our success. As my contribution…

Finite Energy

Finite Energy

If 2020 was the year that the previous normal was eviscerated, 2021 was the write-off year most of us simply…

Settling into Transition

Settling into Transition

Last August, I started a conversation about the ingredients of a career change where I covered 2 out of 5…

Thoughts from Christmas 2021

Thoughts from Christmas 2021

Writing this from the sleepy environs of Bulawayo where cars overtake each other at 60km/h, it’s the perfect setting for…

Making a Career Change

Making a Career Change

All good career breaks must come to an end! And so it is with mine as I start a new…

Millenial Musings

Millenial Musings

Millenials are young, but not that young. We need to be careful of what could trip us up or represent…

Zimbabwe: Searching for the Rainbow

Zimbabwe: Searching for the Rainbow

In the past 6 months, I’ve spent the most amount of time living in Zimbabwe as an adult as I’ve…

Measuring What Counts

Measuring What Counts

In planning the right course for the year ahead, I try to stay mindful that not everything that counts can…

Networking: The Ultimate Power Skill

Networking: The Ultimate Power Skill

Whatever misgivings we may have about networking, it has stood the test of time as the most effective way to…

Momentum: Is the Force With You?

Momentum: Is the Force With You?

Momentum is how I view the compound effect of decisions big and small which create real world outcomes and consequences.…

Mt Kilimanjaro: A Journey to Myself

Mt Kilimanjaro: A Journey to Myself

The journey up this mighty mountain taught me several things about myself, and I often tap into these memories whenever…

Off the Court: Lessons from Tennis

Off the Court: Lessons from Tennis

As the 2021 tennis season kicks off, the eager fan in me has to steele her nerves for the excitement,…

Looking at 2020 in the Rear View Mirror

Looking at 2020 in the Rear View Mirror

As I reflect on the year gone by, one of my personal highlights was attending a “Vision 2020: Your Life…

Taking a Career Break

Taking a Career Break

A Career Break: What’s the Method or Madness Behind It?

Career Conversations with GenZs

Career Conversations with GenZs

Let’s get off the starting blocks strong! Here are 10 tips for GenZs to consider at the outset of their…